Etymograph

English

hydride

Hydride comes from Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wed-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-1‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥1‘water’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōr1‘water’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρ1hū̆́dōr‘water’
  5. Englishtodayhydride1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English hydride

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wed-Wiktionary, English hydride‘water’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wódr̥Wiktionary, English hydride‘water’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*údōrWiktionary, English hydride‘water’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῡ̆̔́δωρWiktionary, English hydridehū̆́dōr‘water’
  5. EnglishtodayhydrideWiktionary, English hydride

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

wet, wash, und, abundance, surround, abundant, redundant, otter, vitriol, vitreous, inundate, undine, 43 more

through Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

water, vodka, vedra, anhydrous, 18 more

through Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

hydro, 15 more

through Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

hydrate, aldehyde, 3 more

Today it means

noun A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “hydride”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wed- / hydride

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